December 2010 Blog Posts (21)

The more I interact with other dealers and collectors, I find there is even more to learn about the china and pottery I sell and collect. Members of this site have taught me by sharing bits and pieces of information, through direct interaction and by reading all of your posts, questions and answers.

Our experiences shape our knowledge and what we know about what we collect and sell. And everyone's experiences are different. I spent a few years in England, listening to people…

Just before the Congress adjourned, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 was signed into law. In addition to providing federal funding for the extension of unemployment benefits for 13 more months (through the end
of 2011), numerous tax rules…

1. The top 20 Google searches containing the word "Antique". Google has an interesting tool where you can find out how many times a specific term or word has been searched for on their system over the course of a month. Here are the top 20 results for the word "Antique", followed by the number of times that term/word was searched for in a one
month period.

Multimedia…

Three ways TV changed everything (and what's next)

TV changes everyone it touches.

TV brings mass. For fifty years, TV meant that programmers and advertisers had a very good chance to reach everyone, or almost everyone, at the same time. TV integrates a culture, because there's instant common touchstones being generated daily. (When I say,
"yadda yadda yadda" or "where's the beef," you know what I mean,…

For Estate Sales, Boom Times New York Times

By KATE MURPHY

Published: December 22, 2010

IT took a few years but Rachel Reeves of Long Beach, Calif., found the exact bedside tables she was searching for at an estate sale last month. Made in the 1950s from cherry wood, they had a colonial revival look, with tapered legs and carved ridges in the drawers. And at…

eBay commissioned a survey on the psychology
of gifting that shows the majority of American women identify with one
of four types of holiday gifters: Emotional, Practical, Convenience or
Last Minute. More women consider themselves to be Emotional Gifters,
whose shopping behavior focus on planning, personalization and finding
unique, thoughtful gifts…Continue

I am a member of The Vintage List Online Directory, a website featuring the selling sites of many vintage shops, and their blogs!Thank you Mitzi for featuring my items in your Holiday Gift Guide! :O)Please visit The Vintage List Holiday Gift Guide for Gifts For Him, Gifts For Her, Gifts For Cooks, and much more to come!

Collecting Vintage Safety Razors + Other Shaving Collectibles

Want to collect something that you can also use? How about vintage single or double edge safety razors. Hundreds of different safety razors have been made over the years. Safety razors were made in this country by Gillette, Gem, Ever Ready, Schick, Valet, Enders and many others. Many different brands were made in other countries as…Continue

A pair of early Continental marble sculptures of Cleopatra & Judith, 23" tall brought $132,250.00 at the most recent auction held on November 13th at John Fontaine's auction gallery in Pittsfield Mass. Over 550 lots crossed the block. A full review will follow.